How has the last 18 months in the Concordia Graduate Program impacted your work as an educator?
How have you grown personally and professionally?
I have tried new ideas in my class. Along with my school's speech therapists, we have developed a new curriculum for the class. I have changed my mind a lot what I want to do for the future over the course of this program. This program has helped me to decide to pursue a PhD once the masters course is done.
What are 3 major criticisms from the Concordia Graduate Program?
I wish there was a little more info from the administration at Concordia on what exactly needs to be done to achieve the degree.
The distance between the campus and the co-hort seems to be pretty great. I feel forgotten about.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of commonality of courses. I did not have to do an assignment that is expected for our portfolio.
What do you hope to get from this class?
I look forward to administrators coming to guest speak and see the various viewpoints.
Session 2
Whittiker -Improve current teachers, or get better teachers.
Session 3
Book: Preface:
Messy situations
page 3, 13-16
Role conceptions:
Learner - learn from outside, inside, staff
culture builder
advocate - struggling, disinfrantized - what can we do to help them?
-Experiences, Data, successes, stories, principal as a savior
leader
mentor
supervisor
manager
politician
Prinicipalship
-high expectations, high acheivements, informational, communicative
Session 4
Eric Olson - Guest Speaker
Post cards to kids everyweek
The Leader in Me - Kevin Cubby
It's easier to change the behavior of your staff then to change the attitudes.
Page 46, 47, 48
Professional Learning Community
-Principals creates conditions for adults to improve their ability to ensure the students success.
-Professional development is job-embedded in the real work of teaching.
Page 50-51
You don't need to put a name on it, just start the structure.
-Breakdown the complex tasks.
-Have a strategy/vision - have a outcome in mind.
-Teachers who rarely work collaboratively with other teachers will likely be reluctant to do when the opportunity presents itself.
Page 67-73
Principal as Learner
-Daniel Goleman -Emotional Intelligence
Self-awarness
Inquiry
Reflectivity
Complexity
Page 89-91
School Culture
-Need a full year to get a handle on the culture.
Page 94-96
Changing school culture
-Confront negativity, but also build relationships
-Sweetest sound is the sound of a person's name.
Session 5
Curtis - Glenbrook Elementary
Session 8
Have a new teacher meeting once a month to discuss upcoming and current events/issues.
Pygmalion Effect
Session 1 Reflection
How has the last 18 months in the Concordia Graduate Program impacted your work as an educator?
How have you grown personally and professionally?
I have tried new ideas in my class. Along with my school's speech therapists, we have developed a new curriculum for the class. I have changed my mind a lot what I want to do for the future over the course of this program. This program has helped me to decide to pursue a PhD once the masters course is done.
What are 3 major criticisms from the Concordia Graduate Program?
I wish there was a little more info from the administration at Concordia on what exactly needs to be done to achieve the degree.
The distance between the campus and the co-hort seems to be pretty great. I feel forgotten about.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of commonality of courses. I did not have to do an assignment that is expected for our portfolio.
What do you hope to get from this class?
I look forward to administrators coming to guest speak and see the various viewpoints.
Session 2
Whittiker-Improve current teachers, or get better teachers.
Session 3
Book: Preface:Messy situations
page 3, 13-16
Role conceptions:
Learner - learn from outside, inside, staff
culture builder
advocate - struggling, disinfrantized - what can we do to help them?
-Experiences, Data, successes, stories, principal as a savior
leader
mentor
supervisor
manager
politician
Prinicipalship
-high expectations, high acheivements, informational, communicative
Session 4
Eric Olson - Guest Speaker
Post cards to kids everyweek
The Leader in Me - Kevin Cubby
It's easier to change the behavior of your staff then to change the attitudes.
Page 46, 47, 48
Professional Learning Community
-Principals creates conditions for adults to improve their ability to ensure the students success.
-Professional development is job-embedded in the real work of teaching.
Page 50-51
You don't need to put a name on it, just start the structure.
-Breakdown the complex tasks.
-Have a strategy/vision - have a outcome in mind.
-Teachers who rarely work collaboratively with other teachers will likely be reluctant to do when the opportunity presents itself.
Page 67-73
Principal as Learner
-Daniel Goleman -Emotional Intelligence
Self-awarness
Inquiry
Reflectivity
Complexity
Page 89-91
School Culture
-Need a full year to get a handle on the culture.
Page 94-96
Changing school culture
-Confront negativity, but also build relationships
-Sweetest sound is the sound of a person's name.
Session 5
Curtis - Glenbrook Elementary
Session 8
Have a new teacher meeting once a month to discuss upcoming and current events/issues.
Pygmalion Effect